EP0664407A1 - Balljoint for motor vehicles - Google Patents

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EP0664407A1
EP0664407A1 EP94118978A EP94118978A EP0664407A1 EP 0664407 A1 EP0664407 A1 EP 0664407A1 EP 94118978 A EP94118978 A EP 94118978A EP 94118978 A EP94118978 A EP 94118978A EP 0664407 A1 EP0664407 A1 EP 0664407A1
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Franz-Josef Moormann
Reinhard Buhl
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16C—SHAFTS; FLEXIBLE SHAFTS; ELEMENTS OR CRANKSHAFT MECHANISMS; ROTARY BODIES OTHER THAN GEARING ELEMENTS; BEARINGS
    • F16C11/00—Pivots; Pivotal connections
    • F16C11/04—Pivotal connections
    • F16C11/06—Ball-joints; Other joints having more than one degree of angular freedom, i.e. universal joints
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16C—SHAFTS; FLEXIBLE SHAFTS; ELEMENTS OR CRANKSHAFT MECHANISMS; ROTARY BODIES OTHER THAN GEARING ELEMENTS; BEARINGS
    • F16C11/00—Pivots; Pivotal connections
    • F16C11/04—Pivotal connections
    • F16C11/06—Ball-joints; Other joints having more than one degree of angular freedom, i.e. universal joints
    • F16C11/0685—Manufacture of ball-joints and parts thereof, e.g. assembly of ball-joints
    • F16C11/069—Manufacture of ball-joints and parts thereof, e.g. assembly of ball-joints with at least one separate part to retain the ball member in the socket; Quick-release systems
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16C—SHAFTS; FLEXIBLE SHAFTS; ELEMENTS OR CRANKSHAFT MECHANISMS; ROTARY BODIES OTHER THAN GEARING ELEMENTS; BEARINGS
    • F16C11/00—Pivots; Pivotal connections
    • F16C11/04—Pivotal connections
    • F16C11/06—Ball-joints; Other joints having more than one degree of angular freedom, i.e. universal joints
    • F16C11/0666—Sealing means between the socket and the inner member shaft
    • F16C11/0671—Sealing means between the socket and the inner member shaft allowing operative relative movement of joint parts due to flexing of the sealing means
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T403/00—Joints and connections
    • Y10T403/32—Articulated members
    • Y10T403/32606—Pivoted
    • Y10T403/32631—Universal ball and socket
    • Y10T403/32721—Elastomeric seat

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  • the invention relates to a ball joint for motor vehicles according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • Ball joints of this particular type are closed according to the prior art, for example in accordance with DE 34 09 989 C1, FIG. 5, or US Pat. No. 5,066,159, by rolling in a flanged edge on the open side of the pot-shaped housing after the joint ball has previously been closed with the Bearing shell was inserted into the housing through the open side of the housing. It is also known to push a locking ring with a smaller compared to the equator of the joint ball, but larger compared to the pin on the joint ball over the pin and fasten by rolling a flange on the open side of the housing, so that the bearing shell against this lock ring radially in one is supported within a projection of the equator.
  • the sealing sleeve is attached at one end either in a groove formed on the outside of the housing edge or on the inside of the housing edge and possibly secured by an additional retaining ring.
  • an additional retaining ring From the already mentioned US Pat. No. 5,066,159 it is also known to embed such a retaining ring in the manufacture of the sealing sleeve at the housing-side end of the sealing sleeve in its elastic material, which results in a certain axial elasticity between the flanged edge of the housing and the bearing shell, which often occurs is undesirable.
  • the sealing sleeve is easily damaged in its hose area if the pin is deflected with the joint ball into extreme deflection positions.
  • the object of the invention is to find an inexpensive solution for the connection of a locking ring with the sealing sleeve in a ball joint of the type mentioned, which facilitates the assembly of the ball joint and does not lead to damage to the sealing sleeve even in extreme deflection angles.
  • the invention provides training with features according to the characterizing part of patent claim 1.
  • the housing and the locking ring consist of metal in a manner known per se.
  • the locking ring is connected to the end of the rubber sealing collar or the like only by vulcanization on the annular inner circumferential surface and an adjoining region of the outer surface which extends radially within the projection of the equator of the joint ball. This connection is inexpensive to manufacture and facilitates joint assembly and installation of the joint in a motor vehicle chassis.
  • the housing 1 of the ball joint is cup-shaped and has only one open side of the housing. Through this open housing side, the joint ball 3 formed on one end of a pin 2 with a bearing shell 4 is inserted.
  • the housing 1 and the pin 2 with the joint ball 3 are preferably made of metal.
  • the bearing shell 4 is made of plastic, preferably a polyoxymethylene (POM).
  • a locking ring 5 is inserted in the open side thereof and closed by rolling in a flanged edge 6.
  • the inner diameter of the locking ring 5 is smaller than the diameter of the Articulated ball 3, so that the latter can no longer be pulled out of the housing 1.
  • the radially extending inner surface 7 abuts against a rectified supporting surface of the bearing shell 4 in order to achieve a limited axial elasticity.
  • a sealing collar 8 is connected to the inner circumferential surface 9 of the locking ring 5 and an adjacent area of the outer surface 10 of the locking ring 5 by vulcanization.
  • connection of the locking ring 5 with the sealing collar 8 on the outer surface 10 of the locking ring 5 lies within the flange 6 after the closure of the joint housing 1, so that the direct contact of the locking ring 5 with the flange 6 is maintained.
  • the material of the sealing sleeve 8 forms a stop cushion for the pin 2 in the maximum deflection positions of the pin 2 relative to the housing 1, so that the hose area of the sealing sleeve 8 is not damaged even in frequent deflection positions in extreme positions.
  • the outer end of the sealing sleeve 8 can have the configuration shown in the two drawing figures or can be adapted to other specific circumstances.

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Die Erfindung bezieht sich auf ein Kugelgelenk für Kraftfahrzeuge, bei dem eine am Ende eines Zapfens (2) ausgebildete Gelenkkugel (3) mit einer diese umgebenden Lagerschale (4) in ein topfförmiges Gehäuse (1) eingesetzt und durch einen mit dem offenen Gehäuserand verbindbaren Verschlußring (5) gehalten ist. Mit der zylindrischen Innenmantelfläche (9) sowie einem angrenzenden Bereich der dazu rechtwinklig verlaufenden Außenfläche (10) des Verschlußringes (5) ist das eine Ende einer Dichtungsmanschette (8) festhaftend, vorzugsweise durch Vulkanisation, verbunden. <IMAGE>The invention relates to a ball joint for motor vehicles, in which a joint ball (3) formed at the end of a pin (2) with a bearing shell (4) surrounding it is inserted into a pot-shaped housing (1) and through a locking ring that can be connected to the open housing edge (5) is held. One end of a sealing sleeve (8) is firmly attached, preferably by vulcanization, to the cylindrical inner circumferential surface (9) and an adjacent area of the outer surface (10) of the locking ring (5) which extends at right angles thereto. <IMAGE>

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Die Erfindung bezieht sich auf ein Kugelgelenk für Kraftfahrzeuge nach dem Oberbegriff des Patentanspruches 1.The invention relates to a ball joint for motor vehicles according to the preamble of claim 1.

Kugelgelenke dieser besonderen Bauart werden nach dem Stande der Technik, zum Beispiel entsprechend DE 34 09 989 -C1-, Figur 5, oder US-PS 5,066,159, durch Einrollen eines Bördelrandes an der offenen Seite des topfförmigen Gehäuses verschlossen, nachdem vorher die Gelenkkugel mit der Lagerschale durch die offene Gehäuseseite in das Gehäuse eingesetzt wurde. Es ist außerdem bekannt, einen Verschlußring mit einem gegenüber dem Äquator der Gelenkkugel kleineren, gegenüber dem Zapfen an der Gelenkkugel jedoch größeren Innendurchmesser über den Zapfen zu schieben und durch Einrollen eines Bördelrandes an der offenen Gehäuseseite zu befestigen, so daß sich die Lagerschale gegen diesen Verschlußring in einem sich radial innerhalb einer Projektion des Äquators erstreckenden Bereich abstützt. Die Dichtungsmanschette ist mit ihrem einen Ende entweder in einer außen am Gehäuserand oder innen am Gehäuserand ausgebildeten Nut befestigt und eventuell durch einen zusätzlichen Haltering gesichert. Aus der schon genannten US-PS 5,066,159 ist es außerdem bekannt, einen solchen Haltering bei der Herstellung der Dichtungsmanschette am gehäuseseitigen Ende der Dichtungsmanschette in deren elastischen Werkstoff einzubetten, wodurch sich zwischen dem Bördelrand des Gehäuses und der Lagerschale eine gewisse axiale Elastizität ergibt, die häufig unerwünscht ist. Bei dieser relativ teuren bekannten Anordnung wird die Dichtungsmanschette in ihrem Schlauchbereich leicht beschädigt, wenn der Zapfen mit der Gelenkkugel bis in extreme Ausschlagpositionen ausgelenkt wird.Ball joints of this particular type are closed according to the prior art, for example in accordance with DE 34 09 989 C1, FIG. 5, or US Pat. No. 5,066,159, by rolling in a flanged edge on the open side of the pot-shaped housing after the joint ball has previously been closed with the Bearing shell was inserted into the housing through the open side of the housing. It is also known to push a locking ring with a smaller compared to the equator of the joint ball, but larger compared to the pin on the joint ball over the pin and fasten by rolling a flange on the open side of the housing, so that the bearing shell against this lock ring radially in one is supported within a projection of the equator. The sealing sleeve is attached at one end either in a groove formed on the outside of the housing edge or on the inside of the housing edge and possibly secured by an additional retaining ring. From the already mentioned US Pat. No. 5,066,159 it is also known to embed such a retaining ring in the manufacture of the sealing sleeve at the housing-side end of the sealing sleeve in its elastic material, which results in a certain axial elasticity between the flanged edge of the housing and the bearing shell, which often occurs is undesirable. In this relatively expensive known arrangement, the sealing sleeve is easily damaged in its hose area if the pin is deflected with the joint ball into extreme deflection positions.

Aufgabe der Erfindung ist es, eine kostengünstige Lösung für die Verbindung eines Verschlußringes mit der Dichtungsmanschette in einem Kugelgelenk der eingangs genannten Bauart zu finden, die die Montage des Kugelgelenks erleichtert und auch in extremen Auslenkwinkeln nicht zu einer Beschädigung der Dichtungsmanschette führt.The object of the invention is to find an inexpensive solution for the connection of a locking ring with the sealing sleeve in a ball joint of the type mentioned, which facilitates the assembly of the ball joint and does not lead to damage to the sealing sleeve even in extreme deflection angles.

Zur Lösung dieser Aufgabe sieht die Erfindung eine Ausbildung mit Merkmalen nach dem Kennzeichen des Patentanspruches 1 vor.To achieve this object, the invention provides training with features according to the characterizing part of patent claim 1.

Bei dieser Ausbildung bleibt der unmittelbare Kontakt zwischen dem Verschlußring und dem Gehäuse erhalten, so daß sowohl radial als auch axial ein fester Gehäuseverschluß entsteht. Eine axiale Elastizität kann durch eine satte Anlage der Innenfläche des Verschlußringes gegen eine Stützfläche an der Lagerschale erreicht und exakt definiert werden. Das Gehäuse und der Verschlußring bestehen in an sich bekannter Weise aus Metall. Der Verschlußring ist mit dem Ende der Dichtungsmanschette aus Gummi oder dergleichen nur an der ringförmigen Innenmantelfläche und einem daran angrenzenden Bereich der Außenfläche, der sich radial innerhalb der Projektion des Äquators der Gelenkkugel erstreckt, durch Vulkanisation verbunden. Diese Verbindung ist kostengünstig herstellbar und erleichtert die Gelenkmontage sowie den Einbau des Gelenks in ein Kraftfahrzeugfahrwerk.With this design, the direct contact between the locking ring and the housing is maintained, so that a fixed housing lock is formed both radially and axially. An axial elasticity can be achieved and precisely defined by a tight contact of the inner surface of the locking ring against a support surface on the bearing shell become. The housing and the locking ring consist of metal in a manner known per se. The locking ring is connected to the end of the rubber sealing collar or the like only by vulcanization on the annular inner circumferential surface and an adjoining region of the outer surface which extends radially within the projection of the equator of the joint ball. This connection is inexpensive to manufacture and facilitates joint assembly and installation of the joint in a motor vehicle chassis.

Auf der Zeichnung ist ein Ausführungsbeispiel der Erfindung dargestellt. Es zeigen:

Figur 1
einen halbseitigen Schnitt durch ein Kugelgelenk in einer durch die Zapfenachse gelegten Ebene und
Figur 2
einen Schnitt entsprechend Figur 1 durch den Verschlußring und die Dichtungsmanschette.
In the drawing, an embodiment of the invention is shown. Show it:
Figure 1
a half-sided section through a ball joint in a plane through the pin axis and
Figure 2
a section corresponding to Figure 1 through the locking ring and the sealing sleeve.

Das Gehäuse 1 des Kugelgelenks ist topfförmig ausgebildet und weist nur eine offene Gehäuseseite auf. Durch diese offene Gehäuseseite wird die an dem einen Ende eines Zapfens 2 ausgebildete Gelenkkugel 3 mit einer Lagerschale 4 eingesetzt. Das Gehäuse 1 und der Zapfen 2 mit der Gelenkkugel 3 bestehen vorzugsweise aus Metall. Die Lagerschale 4 besteht aus Kunststoff, vorzugsweise einem Polyoxymethylen (POM).The housing 1 of the ball joint is cup-shaped and has only one open side of the housing. Through this open housing side, the joint ball 3 formed on one end of a pin 2 with a bearing shell 4 is inserted. The housing 1 and the pin 2 with the joint ball 3 are preferably made of metal. The bearing shell 4 is made of plastic, preferably a polyoxymethylene (POM).

Nach dem Einsetzen der Gelenkkugel 3 und der Lagerschale 4 in das Gehäuse 1 wird in dessen offene Seite ein Verschlußring 5 eingesetzt und durch Einrollen eines Bördelrandes 6 verschlossen. Der Innendurchmesser des Verschlußringes 5 ist kleiner als der Durchmesser der Gelenkkugel 3, so daß letztere nicht mehr aus dem Gehäuse 1 herausgezogen werden kann. Bei dem Ausführungsbeispiel ist eine satte Anlage der sich radial erstreckenden Innenfläche 7 gegen eine gleichgerichtete Stützfläche der Lagerschale 4 vorgesehen, um eine begrenzte Axialelastizität zu erreichen. Eine Dichtungsmanschette 8 ist mit der Innenmantelfläche 9 des Verschlußringes 5 und einem angrenzenden Bereich der Außenfläche 10 des Verschlußringes 5 durch Vulkanisation verbunden. Die Verbindung des Verschlußringes 5 mit der Dichtungsmanschette 8 an der Außenfläche 10 des Verschlußringes 5 liegt innerhalb des Bördelrandes 6 nach dem Verschließen des Gelenkgehäuses 1, so daß der unmittelbare Kontakt des Verschlußringes 5 mit dem Bördelrand 6 erhalten bleibt. Im Bereich der Innenmantelfläche 9 des Verschlußringes 5 bildet der Werkstoff der Dichtungsmanschette 8 ein Anschlagpolster für den Zapfen 2 in maximalen Auslenkpositionen des Zapfens 2 gegenüber dem Gehäuse 1, so daß der Schlauchbereich der Dichtungsmanschette 8 auch bei häufigen Auslenkpositionen in Extremlagen nicht beschädigt wird. Das äußere Ende der Dichtungsmanschette 8 kann die in den beiden Zeichnungsfiguren dargestellte Ausbildung aufweisen oder an andere spezifische Gegebenheiten angepaßt werden.After inserting the joint ball 3 and the bearing shell 4 into the housing 1, a locking ring 5 is inserted in the open side thereof and closed by rolling in a flanged edge 6. The inner diameter of the locking ring 5 is smaller than the diameter of the Articulated ball 3, so that the latter can no longer be pulled out of the housing 1. In the exemplary embodiment, the radially extending inner surface 7 abuts against a rectified supporting surface of the bearing shell 4 in order to achieve a limited axial elasticity. A sealing collar 8 is connected to the inner circumferential surface 9 of the locking ring 5 and an adjacent area of the outer surface 10 of the locking ring 5 by vulcanization. The connection of the locking ring 5 with the sealing collar 8 on the outer surface 10 of the locking ring 5 lies within the flange 6 after the closure of the joint housing 1, so that the direct contact of the locking ring 5 with the flange 6 is maintained. In the area of the inner lateral surface 9 of the locking ring 5, the material of the sealing sleeve 8 forms a stop cushion for the pin 2 in the maximum deflection positions of the pin 2 relative to the housing 1, so that the hose area of the sealing sleeve 8 is not damaged even in frequent deflection positions in extreme positions. The outer end of the sealing sleeve 8 can have the configuration shown in the two drawing figures or can be adapted to other specific circumstances.

BEZUGSZEICHENLISTE:REFERENCE SIGN LIST:

11
Gehäusecasing
22nd
ZapfenCones
33rd
GelenkkugelJoint ball
44th
LagerschaleBearing shell
55
VerschlußringLock ring
66
BördelrandFlanged edge
77
InnenflächeInner surface
88th
DichtungsmanschetteSealing sleeve
99
InnenmantelflächeInner surface
1010th
AußenflächeOutside surface

Claims (2)

Kugelgelenk für Kraftfahrzeuge, bei dem eine am Ende eines Zapfens ausgebildete Gelenkkugel mit einer diese umgebenden Lagerschale in ein topfförmiges Gehäuse eingesetzt und durch einen mit dem offenen Gehäuserand verbindbaren Verschlußring gehalten ist, der den Zapfen mit einem gegenüber dem Kugeldurchmesser kleineren Innendurchmesser umschließt und mit dem einen Ende einer Dichtungsmanschette aus einem elastischen Werkstoff verbunden ist, dessen anderes Ende sich dichtend an den Zapfen anlegt, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der auf der Innenseite (7) unmittelbar an der Lagerschale (4) anliegende Verschlußring (5) und die Dichtungsmanschette (8) an der Außenfläche (10) festhaftend miteinander verbunden sind.Ball joint for motor vehicles, in which a joint ball formed at the end of a pin with a bearing shell surrounding it is inserted into a pot-shaped housing and is held by a locking ring which can be connected to the open housing edge and which surrounds the pin with an inner diameter that is smaller than the ball diameter and with one The end of a sealing sleeve made of an elastic material is connected, the other end of which seals against the pin, characterized in that the closure ring (5) and the sealing sleeve (8), which bear directly against the bearing shell (4) on the inside (7) the outer surface (10) are firmly bonded together. Kugelgelenk nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Dichtungsmanschette (8) und eine zylindrische Innenmantelfläche (9) sowie ein angrenzender Bereich der dazu rechtwinklig verlaufenden Außenfläche (10) des Verschlußringes (5) durch Vulkanisation miteinander verbunden sind.Ball joint according to claim 1, characterized in that the sealing collar (8) and a cylindrical inner circumferential surface (9) and an adjacent region of the outer surface (10) of the locking ring (5) which runs at right angles thereto are connected to one another by vulcanization.
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